Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 648 | 558 | 684 | 773 | 773 | 696 | 565 | 504 | 704 | 669 | 906 | 1882 | 2794 | 3085 | 3013 | 2900 | 2089 | 1729 | 1247 | 835 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.76m | 2:17AM1.65m | 2:42PM1.79m | 2:56AM1.68m | 3:21PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.41m | 8:18AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.37m | 9:00AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 657 | 648 | 558 | 684 | 773 | 773 | 696 | 565 | 504 | 704 | 669 | 906 | 1882 | 2794 | 3085 | 3013 | 2900 | 2089 | 1729 | 1247 | 835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | N 5 | ESE 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 42 | 38 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 11 | NNE 5 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 77 | 48 | 49 | 74 | 56 | 80 | 29 | 73 | 7 | 42 | 143 | 62 | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 113 | 292 | 531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 145 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 216 | 184 | 81 |
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